Jarryn Geary

Jarryn Geary (born 23 June 1988) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He has served as the captain of St Kilda since the 2017 season.

Jarryn Geary
Geary playing for St Kilda in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Jarryn Geary
Date of birth (1988-06-23) 23 June 1988
Original team(s) Bendigo Pioneers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 58, 2007 rookie draft
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current club St Kilda
Number 14
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2008– St Kilda 188 (28)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career
Geary at training prior to the 2009 AFL Grand Final

Geary generally plays as a half-back or midfielder and has shown he is a hard-nosed player.

Geary is a product of Eaglehawk Football Club and also played in the TAC Cup for the Bendigo Pioneers with Geelong star Joel Selwood.[1] Despite winning Bendigo's best and fairest in 2006, he was passed over in the national draft and eventually taken by the Saints with pick 58 in the 2006 AFL Rookie Draft. [2] [3] At the end of 2007 he was elevated to the senior list and played 10 games in 2008. He played in eight of St Kilda's wins, earning the Rising Star nomination for his 19-possession game against Essendon.[4]

In 2008 Geary played well throughout St Kilda's 2008 NAB Cup winning campaign.[5]

In Round 1, 2008, Geary gained 30 possessions and was one of the best-on-ground against the Sydney Swans.

Geary played in 15 of 22 matches in the 2009 season home and away rounds in which St Kilda qualified in first position for the AFL finals series.

Geary played his 100th AFL game in Round 7, 2014 against Hawthorn, but the milestone was to be remembered for all the wrong reasons; not only did the Saints lose by 145 points, Geary also suffered a broken arm that consequently ended his season.

In 2017 Geary replaced Nick Riewoldt as St Kilda's captain.[6]

References
  1. Geary rewarded with NAB AFL Rising Star Nomination
  2. "2006 Rookie Draft Footy Wire". Footy Wire. 2006.
  3. "2006 Rookie Draft - Draft Guru". Draft Gulru. 2006.
  4. "St Kilda's Jarryn Geary named NAB Rising Star nominee for round eight". Fox Sports. 19 May 2009.
  5. Ralph, Jon (29 February 2008). "Saints expect big things from young list". Herald Sun.
  6. Clark, Jay (7 February 2017). "New skipper Jarryn Geary says St Kilda is ready to play finals in 2017". Herald Sun. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
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